Cilostazol for the prevention of pneumonia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is a very common disease, especially among the elderly. Various drugs' preventive effects against pneumonia have been reported. The antiplatelet drug cilostazol is used to prevent pneumonia, but the robustness of its efficacy is unclear. This review estimates the effectiveness of cilostazol for preventing pneumonia in elderly individuals.

Methods

The following databases were searched from the earliest record to January 2016, without language restriction (the secondary search was conducted on February 2017): MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Ichushi-Web. Studies were included if they were published randomized controlled trials investigating the preventive effect of cilostazol on pneumonia in the elderly. The outcome was the incidence of pneumonia.

SUBMITTER: Nakashima H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5885313 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature